Differential equations

Post any interesting problems on differential equations here.

Here is one problem:

1)A man starts a business with 100,000$. Each year his profit is 20%, but he has to pay bills which sum up to 10,000$ annually. How much money do you predict he will have at the end of year 3 of his business?

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2012-07-21 01:00:38)

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Re: Differential equations

Hi;

I get different answers depending on how I interpret the terms profit and bills. It sounds like bills are paid in a lump sum at the end of each year. Is profit continuous or is it also a lump sum at the end of the year?

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You can look at both as a sum at the end of the year.

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Whoops, I have just seen something in the problem. Changed 10% to 20%. Also, you may as well take profit to be made continuously over the year.

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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Yes.

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

Re: Differential equations

Have you got the answer?

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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Well, there is a nice chance to do it again, if you want.

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2013-01-27 01:17:11)

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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I am getting $178101.29.

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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Ih, sorry. Entered 1000 instead of 10000. Your answer is correct.

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

Re: Differential equations

Yes, I have.

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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I alredy know the method for matrix decomposition you've shown in the first one.

I didn't have much time to work on the problems in the dice pdf, but I definitely will, when I have more time...

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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Which one is that?

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2013-01-27 11:33:29)

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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I knew those as well...

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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Nope. That is not correct.

Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and PunishmentThe knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.